May 14, 2013
John Yembrick/Jason Townsend
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1584/202-358-0359
john.yembrick@nasa.gov / jason.c.townsend@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 13-139
NASA'S GOOGLE+ HANGOUT CONNECTS SPACE STATION, "STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS" CREWS
WASHINGTON -- The director, a writer and some actors in the film "Star
Trek Into Darkness" will join NASA as it hosts a Google+ Hangout from
noon to 12:45 p.m. EDT, May 16, about how work aboard the
International Space Station is turning science fiction into reality.
Google+ Hangouts allow as many as 10 people or groups to chat
face-to-face, while thousands more can tune in to watch the
conversation live on Google+ or YouTube.
The hangout also will be carried live on NASA Television and the
agency's website.
Participating in the hangout will be NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, who
currently is living and working aboard the space station; astronauts
Michael Fincke and Kjell Lindgren at NASA's Johnson Space Center in
Houston; director J.J. Abrams, screenwriter and producer Damon
Lindelof; and stars of the film, Chris Pine, Alice Eve and John Cho.
The participants will ask questions of each other and take questions
from the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City (home of
the space shuttle Enterprise), the Smithsonian's National Air and
Space Museum in Washington, and social media followers.
Cassidy will provide insights about life aboard the station. Crews
conduct a variety of science experiments and perform station
maintenance during their six-month stay on the outpost. Their life in
weightlessness requires different approaches to everyday activities
such as eating, sleeping and exercising.
NASA's social media followers may submit video questions prior to the
hangout. Several video questions will be selected and answered by
astronauts and the movie cast. Unique and original questions are more
likely to be selected.
The deadline to submit video questions is 3 a.m. Wednesday, May 15. To
be considered, video clips must be no longer than 30 seconds and
uploaded to YouTube and tagged with #askNASA. Submitters should
introduce themselves and mention their location before asking their
question.
NASA also will take questions submitted leading up to and during the
event by fans on YouTube, Google+, Twitter and Facebook using
#askNASA. On the morning of the event, NASA will open a thread on its
Facebook page where questions may be posted.
The hangout may be viewed live on NASA's Google+ page, the NASA
Television YouTube channel, or NASA TV. To join the hangout, and for
updates and opportunities to participate in upcoming hangouts, visit
the NASA's Google+ page at:
http://www.google.com/+NASA
For information about connecting and collaborating with NASA, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/connect
For NASA TV streaming video, schedules and downlink information,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
In 2005, Fincke made a guest appearance on the series finale of the
television series "Star Trek: Enterprise." For more information,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/features/Astros_on_StarTrek.html
For more information on Cassidy, Fincke and Lindgren, visit:
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/cassidy-cj.html
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/fincke.html
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lindgren-kn.html
For information about the space station, research in low-Earth orbit,
NASA's commercial space programs and the future of American
spaceflight, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/exploration
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